He retired but couldn't leave the sea! He lost his life the first time: Please remove them all

The ship named 'Tuğberk İmamoğlu', which collided with the ship named 'Alsu' off the coast of Silivri on September 2, sank. While the search for the 9 crew members on the sinking ship continued, a male body was found on October 29. During the examinations carried out by the Forensic Medicine Institute, it was determined that the body belonged to the ship's 2nd captain, retired Naval Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Rahmi Temel.

Temel's body was received by his family and brought to Izmir. A military ceremony was held for Rahmi Temel at noon today at Hacı Mustafa Beşikçioğlu Mosque in Karşıyaka.

Rahmi Temel's wife Semra (61), daughters Merve (34) and Aslı (31) and son Remzi Temel, their relatives and citizens attended the funeral. After the funeral prayer, Temel's coffin, wrapped in the Turkish flag, was carried to the hearse by the guard of ceremony. Rahmi Temel was buried in Örnekköy Cemetery.

'IT HURTS US SO MUCH'

Merve Temel stated that her father could not leave the sea after he retired as a petty officer and said, "He took a break from work after sending us to school. He went occasionally. He had been saying for the last 1.5 years that he would not go anymore. We could not tear him away from the sea. Even if he got on a ferry, he would immediately follow the engines and captains. He loved swimming very much. We would swim with him for hours. He was very fond of us and we were very fond of him. We used to do everything together. He instilled the love of the sea in us. But now the sea has taken him from us. This is where he works." "He started working for the company a week ago. It was his first time. We loved our father very much. It hurts us so much to lose him in such a simple accident."

'OUR PAIN WILL NEVER END'

Merve Temel continued her words as follows:

"On September 5, the location of the shipwreck was found at 720 meters. Authorities told us that it was not possible to retrieve the bodies from the wreckage. We knew that such technology existed. And that's why we insisted. We have been struggling for 2 months to reach my father. They removed his body from 720 meters. We thank them for giving our father to us. Hopefully, we will find our other sailors, too. Our hearts are relieved, but we will continue to follow this process until we find our other sailors. We will continue to be insistent. We will. Please remove them all, because this accident is very painful. It is now our duty to prevent these old ships from anchoring with this load. This accident happened because of an inexperienced captain who wanted to cross his route. Our pain will never go away. We will do everything to make the captain who caused this happen to him and those who could not regulate the sea traffic accountable.

'WE WANT THE WORKS TO CONTINUE'

Speaking on behalf of the Platform of Families Who Lost Their Lives at Sea, Recep Yılmaz said, "I am one of the 10 families who lost their lives off the coast of Silivri. After 59 days, we were able to reach the body of our second captain, Rahmi Temel. We ask the authorities to continue working to ensure that the relatives of the other 8 families have a grave. We demand that the bodies be reunited with their families. In a sense, we are happy here. Because we found a body, we have a grave. His family went to that grave. "I offer my condolences and patience to the family," he said.